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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY
2015
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, there are an estimated 6 million people with Down syndrome in the world today; and
WHEREAS, many countries do not afford people with Down syndrome basic fundamental human
and civil rights; and
WHEREAS, despite dramatic increases in lifespan and intellectual ability in the U.S., there is still
much work to be done regarding the rights to equality, inclusion, education, medical care, research, and
support for people with Down syndrome in the U.S. and abroad; and
WHEREAS, starting with Singapore in 2006, the date 3-21 has come to represent 3 copies of
chromosome 21 and has developed into a movement to celebrate and value people with Down syndrome
around the world; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina groups such as the Triangle Down Syndrome Network, the Piedmont
Down Syndrome Support Network, the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Charlotte and other
agencies support, educate, and connect individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the
communities in which we live and promote research to enrich the lives of individuals with Down
syndrome; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina joins the United Nations and more than 190 other
countries in celebrating and valuing the lives and equality of people with Down syndrome;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim March 21, 2015, as "DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY" in North Carolina, and
commend its observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State
of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this second day of February in the year of our Lord two
thousand and fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty­ninth.
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